Global Design + Build
Kansas City is a worldwide nucleus of architecture, engineering and construction industry expertise and success driven by a backbone of innovation. The KC region has a beneficial foundation in place to propel new technologies and the industry to a higher standard of excellence. Select KC headquarters include Bartlett & West, BHC Rhodes, Black & Veatch, BNIM, Burns & McDonnell, Centric, Clark Enersen Partners, CRB, GBA, Gibbens Drake Scott, Henderson Engineers, HNTB Companies, Hoefer Wysocki, JE Dunn Construction, McClure Engineering Company, McCownGordon Construction, Olsson, PGAV Architects, Populous, Terracon, TranSystems, and U.S. Engineering Company.
KC Architecture & Engineering Jobs
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Number of KC Companies in Top 50 Global Design Firms |
17,161 (7th largest concentration in the U.S.*)
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3 (Most of all U.S. metros) |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW 2019
*Of those metros with A&E employment over 5,000.
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ENR, 2021 |
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Title
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2021
Employment
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2021
Median Wage
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2021 KC Concentration Compared to National Average
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TOTAL Architecture & Engineering
Occupations |
18,880 |
$77,730 |
107% |
Architects, Except Landscape
& Naval
|
1,230 |
$78,310 |
170%
|
| Civil Engineers |
3,600 |
$79,130 |
164% |
| Electrical Engineers |
1,940 |
$97,410 |
145% |
Electronics Engineers,
Except Computer |
790 |
$102,080 |
103% |
| Environmental Engineers |
360 |
$77,250 |
118% |
| Industrial Engineers |
2,070 |
$85,500 |
98% |
| Mechanical Engineers |
1,790 |
$78,640 |
89% |
| Architectural & Civil Drafters |
810 |
$59,330 |
111% |
| Electrical Electronics Drafters |
240 |
$64,290 |
157% |
| Mechanical Drafters |
610 |
$59,830 |
176% |
| Civil Engineering Technicians |
1,030 |
$47,820 |
123% |
Electrical & Electronics
Engineering Technicians |
950 |
$60,590 |
129% |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
140 |
$53,860 |
32% |
| Mechanical Engineering Technicians |
110 |
$61,980 |
38% |
| Surveying and Mapping Technicians |
340 |
$47,750 |
84% |
**175% concentration means KC employment is 75% more concentrated than the U.S. average
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment, May 2021.
*Click above to see occupational data
Global Impact
Kansas City is a global center of excellence and a destination for talent in architecture, engineering and design technology. The KC region is one of the top five largest concentrations of architecture and engineering employment in the nation. Firms here have global impact by exporting top-notch design services and product engineering spanning all sectors. With a long history of innovation, KC firms launched the movement toward sustainable buildings and introduced innovative metal fabrication. Kansas City area firms are leaders in designing power, telecommunications and transportation infrastructure around the world.
How the KC Region Leads the Way
In the last 10+ years, architecture and engineering services grew by 24 percent in the Kansas City metro, compared to only 9 percent for the U.S.
The largest 19 architecture, engineering and construction companies headquartered in the KC region represent $14 billion in annual global revenue―putting that into perspective, the top 225 design firms in the U.S. had a total of $144 billion in project revenue in 2017.
Close to 75% of modern American sports architecture originates in the Kansas City region.
Companies in the KC region designed water systems for 20% of the world’s population.
KC is home to 4 of ENR’s Top 150 Global Design Firms―second most of all other U.S. metros―and 11 of ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms.
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